The steroid, methylprednisolone acetate produced at New England Compounding Center, has been blamed to date for 23 deaths in seven states. Federal health officials have said as many as 14,000 people may have been exposed to the tainted drugs between May 21 and Sept. 26, when they were recalled by the company.

One of the new infections was in Georgia, making it the 17th state with infections linked to the pharmacy. Other cases announced Tuesday were in Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, and Tennessee. There were new reports in New Hampshire, which has 10 cases and is the only New England state with reported infections. None of the tainted steroid is thought to have been distributed to Massachusetts doctors, clinics or hospitals.